Quidditas

Frank Gillette

1974-75, 19 min, color, sound

Originally designed as a three-channel work, Quidditas is a study of Cape Cod's woodland and coastal landscapes. Taking its title from the Latin term for the essence or "thatness" of the world, this single-channel tape includes seven excerpts from the larger work, each with its own rhythm and...

Quipu Austral

Cecilia Vicuña 

2012, 3:27 min, color, sound, HD video

Quipu Ceque

Cecilia Vicuña 

2014, 1:49 min, color, sound, HD video

Quipu de Encuentros Juncal-Aconcagua

Cecilia Vicuña 

2024, 6:27 min, color, sound, HD video

Quipu Lava

Cecilia Vicuña 

2020, 4:45 min, color, sound, HD video

Quipu Mapocho

Cecilia Vicuña 

2017, 10 min, color, sound, HD video

Quipu Viscera

Cecilia Vicuña 

2011, 2:28 min, color, silent, HD video

Railroad Turnbridge

Richard Serra 

1976, 17:18 min, b&w, silent, 16 mm film on HD video

In the beginning of Railroad Turnbridge, Serra frames the span of landscape visible through the railroad bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. The camera remains stationary, while the bridge rotates 360 degrees, creating an illusion of what is standing still and what is moving....

Rainer Variations

Charles Atlas 

2002, 41:30 min, b&w and color, sound

Employing archival film clips and new video, Atlas' self-described "video montage" is a portrayal of filmmaker/choreographer Yvonne Rainer. While an extended interview with Rainer runs throughout the piece, four "performers" enact and re-enact the interview. Atlas undermines genre conventions, shuffling and superimposing image and voice tracks to yield a video palimpsest of theatricality and ambiguity.

Rare Performance Documents 1961-1994 Volume 1: Paik-Moorman Collaborations

Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik

1965-73, compiled 2000, 25:08 min, b&w and color, sound

Newly restored, rare performance material from Nam June Paik's personal archives is featured in this remarkable volume. These documents trace the evolution of Paik's eclectic performance work over three decades. Volume 1 includes documentation of his emblematic collaborative pieces with Charlotte Moorman, including TV Bed, TV Cello, and TV Bra. These works are performed at venues that include the Howard Wise Gallery, the Everson Museum (where David Ross joins Moorman on the TV Bed), and the WGBH television studio.